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Gabon votes for a new president in country’s first election since 2023 coup
It’s the first election in Gabon since a 2023 military coup ended a political dynasty that lasted over 50 years. Analysts ...
Gabon’s coup leader Oligui Nguema elected president with 90% of votes cast, provisional results show
LIBREVILLE, Gabon -- Gabon’s coup leader Oligui Nguema elected president with 90% of votes cast, provisional results show.
The loser of Gabon's first presidential election since a 2023 military coup criticizes the result
LIBREVILLE, Gabon (AP) — The former prime minister of Gabon, who lost a presidential election on Saturday, criticized the ...
Voters in Gabon await results of presidential election, with likely victory for coup leader
The interim president, Gen. Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, who led the coup, looked set to win Saturday’s election by a wide ...
Gabon coup leader eyes seven-year mandate in presidential vote
Gabon's coup leader Brice Oligui Nguema is looking to cement his grip on power as the oil-producing Central African nation ...
Supporters express hope for the future as Gabon coup leader wins elections by landslide
Supporters of Gabon’s newly elected president Gen. Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema celebrated in the streets of Libreville ...
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Military Leader Wins Presidential Election in Gabon
Brice Oligui Nguema had promised to relinquish power after he led a coup in 2023 ... election in the Central African nation of Gabon, according to provisional results, cementing the military ...
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Coup Leader Is Favored in Gabon Election After Ruling Family’s Fall
Mr. Nguema served as an aide-de-camp to Gabon’s long-ruling autocrat, Omar Bongo, and was head of the Republican Guard under his son, Ali Bongo Ondimba, who was deposed in 2023. With that coup ...